feat(ios): add playback functions to ref

Video.js

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
 });
 
-const { VideoDecoderProperties } = NativeModules
-export { TextTrackType, FilterType, DRMType, VideoDecoderProperties }
+const { VideoDecoderProperties } = NativeModules;
+export { TextTrackType, FilterType, DRMType, VideoDecoderProperties };
 
 export default class Video extends Component {
 
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
     return await NativeModules.VideoManager.save(options, findNodeHandle(this._root));
   }
 
+  pause = async () => {
+    await this.setPlayerStatus(false);
+  };
+
+  play = async () => {
+    await this.setPlayerStatus(true);
+  };
+
+  setPlayerStatus = async (shouldPlay) => {
+    return await NativeModules.VideoManager.setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay, findNodeHandle(this._root));
+  };
+
   restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStopCompleted = (restored) => {
     this.setNativeProps({ restoreUserInterfaceForPIPStopCompletionHandler: restored });
   };

ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.m

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setLicenseResult:(NSString *)license
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setLicenseResultError(NSString *)error
                  reactTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag)
 
+RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setPlayerStatus:(nonnull NSNumber *)shouldPlay
+                 reactTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag)
+
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(presentFullscreenPlayer
                  reactTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag)
 

ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.swift

@@ -71,6 +71,19 @@ class RCTVideoManager: RCTViewManager {
         })
     }
 
+    @objc(setPlayerStatus:reactTag:)
+    func setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay: NSNumber, reactTag: NSNumber) -> Void {
+        bridge.uiManager.prependUIBlock({_ , viewRegistry in
+            let view = viewRegistry?[reactTag]
+            if !(view is RCTVideo) {
+                RCTLogError("Invalid view returned from registry, expecting RCTVideo, got: %@", String(describing: view))
+            } else if let view = view as? RCTVideo {
+                let shouldPlay = shouldPlay.boolValue
+                view.setPaused(!shouldPlay)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     override func constantsToExport() -> [AnyHashable : Any]? {
         return [
             "ScaleNone": AVLayerVideoGravity.resizeAspect,